1. Louisiana Symbols

2. LaSalle Origin of Name (in honor of King Louis XIV- ”Land of Louis”)
Who named La?
LaSalle
(in honor of King Louis XIV-
”Land of Louis”)

3. State Nicknames
Pelican State
Sportsman’s Paradise
Bayou State

4. State Seal
Mom pelican feeding babies……says the state motto

5. State Flag
Blue, Gold, White…mom pelican feeding babies—says state motto

6. Parishes
Name of governmental units within the state (like counties)?

7. Number of Parishes in La.:64

8. Date that La. became a state:
April 30, 1812

9. State Number: 18

10. Bobby Jindal (R) Governor of La.
Governor Bobby Jindal | State of Louisiana

11. Highest Point in La.
Driskill Mountain
535 feet

12. New Orleans (8 feet below sea level)
Lowest point in La.
New Orleans (8 feet below sea level)

13. Largest River in La.
Mississippi River

14. Largest City in La.
New Orleans

15. State Colors
Blue
White
Gold

16. Union, Justice, Confidence
State Motto:
Union, Justice, Confidence

17. “You Are My Sunshine” By Jimmy Davis
State Song #1
“You Are My Sunshine”
By Jimmy Davis
You Are My Sunshine My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away

18. State Song #2 “Give Me Louisiana”
Give me Louisiana, The State where I was born
The State of snowy cotton, The best I've ever known;
A State of sweet magnolias, And Creole melodies.
Oh give me Louisiana, The State where I was born
Oh what sweet old mem'ries The mossy old oaks bring.
It brings us the story of our Evangeline.
A State of old tradition, of old plantation days
Makes good ole Louisiana The sweetest of all States.

19. State Capital
Baton Rouge

20. State Bird
BROWN PELICAN

21. Catahoula Leopard Dog
State Dog

22. State Drink
Milk

23. State Flower

24. State Wildflower

25. STATE TREE
Bald Cypress

26. State Fossil
Petrified Palmwood

27. Agate
STATE GEMSTONE

28. State Insect
Honeybee

29. State Reptile

30. State Crustacean

31. White Perch
State Freshwater Fish

32. State Mammal
BLACK BEAR

33. State Musical Instrument:
Accordion

34. New Orleans Saints

35. State Fruit

36. State Amphibian
Green Tree Frog

37. Area of the State:
49,651
square miles

38. Most Famous Festival:

39. First American Governor of La.
William C.C. Claiborne

40. 5 Countries who have owned La.:
-France
-Spain
-England
-Confederate States of America
-United States

41. State Pledge of Allegiance…
See pg. 545